The people in charge know that we won't give up our liberties (again, knowingly) because one of our own did something crazy. We know other Americans, and we know that the majority of them aren't up to any no good.
Since most people are imbeciles and subscribe to the "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" mindset, that seems unlikely. You're giving most drones too much credit.
I did not know that Google Glass was set up to forward everything all the time to the Feds.
If companies ever get access to any of the information (and they most likely will), the feds can easily get access to it. At this point, the government is outsourcing its spying efforts to corporations.
I'm not seeing your point. It almost looks like you disagree with what I said, but I'm not sure how quoting the 10th amendment is in opposition to what I said.
I know. Certain information being copied without permission... it makes my skin crawl just thinking about it! I can feel myself melting away... my artificial scarcity is vanishing!
No, I absolutely do mean to use the word "normal". In cases where autism is so severe that you can't take care of yourself, then it absolutely is an issue.
and throughout the entire process there was an obvious push against rote memorization.
That seems rather unlikely, but I did not say that all colleges were like that, just that since colleges are letting in more trash than ever (so idiotic employers can feel satisfied that more people have worthless pieces of paper), standards have fallen in many colleges.
But even if they did "push against" it, it's still possible that they failed to see what education was really about. For instance, in my high school days, I had a math teacher who spoke quite negatively against rote memorization. Funnily enough, the problems we were asked to solve were problems such as "Find the missing side of the triangle" and other such nonsense that involves no critical thinking whatsoever. So yes, while they may have given the appearance that they were against rote memorization, that may not have been the case, but since I don't know much about your situation, I can't say for sure.
Are you talking about highschool?
Mostly public schools (not just high schools), and increasingly, colleges.
Because even a decade is pretty small time-slice when talking about culture.
Legislation such as NCLB only made an age-old problem worse. One-size-fits-all education and rote memorization education have existed for a long time indeed, as far as I see.
There's no reason for any civilian to have more than 9 rounds in a firearm.
You had no real reason to make that post; that doesn't mean the government should try to stop you from making such posts in the future. There are plenty of things that people do that are not strictly necessary, and the fact that they're not necessary doesn't mean the government does or should have the power to stop people from doing such things.
Being opposed to DRM does not mean that you don't buy anything. For instance, I'll gladly give my money to places such as Good Old Games because their games are DRM-free. Renting or not, DRM comes at the price of freedom, and that's not something people should be willing to give up so they can be briefly entertained.
I'm still not sure how it's possible to not see anything wrong with DRM (of any kind). You might as well have come from a different planet; your thought process is completely alien to me.
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Now all they need to do is remove themselves from US airports, and preferably, from the US itself!
Deal with it, be happy you can even find a job in your field.
Yes, that's the attitude to have! It could be worse, so just be happy! Ignore the elephant in the room...
Getting into pointless wars isn't the answer either, and that's what we've been doing.
The gag order is the issue - it's a First Amendment problem, not a Fourth Amendment one.
No, it's both. Give the government such powers and they'll abuse it, so this shouldn't be any surprise.
The people in charge know that we won't give up our liberties (again, knowingly) because one of our own did something crazy. We know other Americans, and we know that the majority of them aren't up to any no good.
Since most people are imbeciles and subscribe to the "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" mindset, that seems unlikely. You're giving most drones too much credit.
Which ones other than Google have been fighting them in court?
Why does it matter that they occasionally fight back? I trust them no more than I trust the government.
I did not know that Google Glass was set up to forward everything all the time to the Feds.
If companies ever get access to any of the information (and they most likely will), the feds can easily get access to it. At this point, the government is outsourcing its spying efforts to corporations.
I'm not seeing your point. It almost looks like you disagree with what I said, but I'm not sure how quoting the 10th amendment is in opposition to what I said.
The Bill of Rights actually says very little about the right to privacy.
Even if that's true, the bill of rights is not the end-all be-all of rights.
and there's a loud minority of people who want that shit and a silent majority who just grumble on the rare occasions when it bothers them
Actually, I'd say a majority support much of this nonsense.
I know. Certain information being copied without permission... it makes my skin crawl just thinking about it! I can feel myself melting away... my artificial scarcity is vanishing!
I disagree.
Then show me the entity who decides which opinions are objectively correct.
No, I absolutely do mean to use the word "normal". In cases where autism is so severe that you can't take care of yourself, then it absolutely is an issue.
Whether it's an issue or not is subjective.
People with severe autism are highly dependent on others for day-to-day care throughout their entires lives.
Alright, but my point was that there is no way to say that that's an objectively wrong way to live.
and as long as it doesn't prevent you from living a normal life
"normal"? So failing to live the same way most people live is wrong?
However, when it gets to the point of truly being a disability that causes you not to live a normal/happy life
I'm going to assume you just meant 'a happy life' up there.
I don't like either, but since I have to take one, I'll take the latter.
You most certainly do not have to take one.
and throughout the entire process there was an obvious push against rote memorization.
That seems rather unlikely, but I did not say that all colleges were like that, just that since colleges are letting in more trash than ever (so idiotic employers can feel satisfied that more people have worthless pieces of paper), standards have fallen in many colleges.
But even if they did "push against" it, it's still possible that they failed to see what education was really about. For instance, in my high school days, I had a math teacher who spoke quite negatively against rote memorization. Funnily enough, the problems we were asked to solve were problems such as "Find the missing side of the triangle" and other such nonsense that involves no critical thinking whatsoever. So yes, while they may have given the appearance that they were against rote memorization, that may not have been the case, but since I don't know much about your situation, I can't say for sure.
Are you talking about highschool?
Mostly public schools (not just high schools), and increasingly, colleges.
Because even a decade is pretty small time-slice when talking about culture.
Legislation such as NCLB only made an age-old problem worse. One-size-fits-all education and rote memorization education have existed for a long time indeed, as far as I see.
Now you reached the point of reductio ad absurdum.
I don't think it's absurd at all.
in order to support your argument to outright ban it.
Where did I say that it should be 'banned'?
Just because some people will abuse it doesn't mean it should not exist.
But since I believe that DRM itself is harmful, its mere existence qualifies as abuse to me.
If you think the DRM is too restrictive then don't buy it.
I already don't buy anything with DRM. Where did I say otherwise?
There's no reason for any civilian to have more than 9 rounds in a firearm.
You had no real reason to make that post; that doesn't mean the government should try to stop you from making such posts in the future. There are plenty of things that people do that are not strictly necessary, and the fact that they're not necessary doesn't mean the government does or should have the power to stop people from doing such things.
Maybe because I actually pay for my stuff
Being opposed to DRM does not mean that you don't buy anything. For instance, I'll gladly give my money to places such as Good Old Games because their games are DRM-free. Renting or not, DRM comes at the price of freedom, and that's not something people should be willing to give up so they can be briefly entertained.
I'm still not sure how it's possible to not see anything wrong with DRM (of any kind). You might as well have come from a different planet; your thought process is completely alien to me.
If people literally steal my content
If people literally steal your content, then you won't have it anymore.
and make the money I would have made off of it instead of me
In that case, you never had the money to begin with, so rather than it being a loss, you simply did not gain.
Well, if someone is idiotic enough to accept DRM, I'd say it's not exactly difficult to be superior to him/her to begin with, television or not.
Personally I see nothing wrong with DRM for subscription based content.
How is that even possible?
But too obvious. I suspect most people are simply replying to him in case he's actually serious.